Blake Reid Explained

Blake Reid
Birth Place:	Cremona, Alberta, Canada
Genre:	Country
Occupation:	Singer-songwriter
Years Active:	2012–present
Label:	Royalty

Blake Reid (born and raised in Cremona, Alberta) is a Canadian country music and roots singer-songwriter. To date he has released 2 albums as a solo artist.

Career

Reid's first album 'Against the Grain' was released independently in 2012. Reid released 'Rust' in 2015, distributed by Sony Music Canada. In 2017, he formed the 'Blake Reid Band' and is featured in the award-winning full-length film/music documentary 'No Roads In' with respective 'No Roads In' album set to be released 2018.^{[1] [2]} Reid has been touring throughout 2018.^[3] Their film and album were created in High River Alberta, Canada (in an old, unused farm house).^[4]

Style

Some of Reid's music reflects his Alberta roots, particularly the song 'Fuel, Fertilizer and John Deere'^[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details
Rust	Release Date: 30 October 2015 Label: Royalty Records
Against The Grain	Release Date: 17 August 2012 Label: Harvest Music

Singles

Year	Title	Album
2012	"After The Rain"	Against The Grain
	"Take Me Back"
	"Fuel Fertilizer and Deere"
2015	"Sounds Like a Song"	Rust
	"Stay Home"
	"Cowboys Were Kings"
	"Rust"

Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: No Roads In . CBC CA . 5 August 2018.
2. Web site: Five Questions with Blake Reid. Canadian Beats . 2 November 2017 . 5 August 2018.
3. Web site: Country singer Blake Reid charms Cold Lake . Coldlake Sun . 5 August 2018 .
4. Web site: Collie . Doug . Singer returns to his roots in Olds . Olds Albertan . 5 August 2018.
5. Corb lund and the Albertan Fossil Fuel energy Debate . American Music . 34 . 1 . 43–86 . 10.5406/americanmusic.34.1.0043 . 10.5406/americanmusic.34.1.0043 . 2016 . Watson . 192383186 .